Facility Description:
The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) campus in Richardson spans over 500 acres and features a mix of modern academic buildings, state-of-the-art research centers, student services, and residential facilities. Key structures include the Engineering and Computer Science buildings, the Science Learning Center, and the Student Services Building. Recreational facilities, like the Activity Center, and extensive green spaces, enhance campus life. The main Central Plant at the University of Texas at Dallas has a cooling capacity of approximately 12,000 tons. This capacity is utilized to provide chilled water for air conditioning across the campus, supporting the cooling needs of the various buildings and facilities. The plant’s capacity reflects its critical role in maintaining a comfortable environment on the growing campus, especially given the large and diverse set of facilities it serves.
Timberlake & Dickson Scope:
Timberlake & Dickson has provided a variety of equipment across the UTD campus. The most notable being the field-erected cooling towers for the central plant, which reject heat for the 12,000-ton central plant.
Notable facts:
UTD’s origins are in Aerospace, originally founded in 1961 as the Graduate Research Center of the Southwest by the founders of Texas Instruments. The university’s roots are deeply tied to the aerospace and defense industries, which influenced its strong emphasis on science, engineering, and research. The university’s mascot is Temoc (which is “Comet” spelled backward). The name reflects the university’s focus on science and technology, with the mascot symbolizing the institution’s forward-thinking and innovative spirit.
